CynderBloc
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I've never been very good at doing things quickly, especially when it comes to artistic stuff. I tend to get bogged down over one section that I just can't get right. It usually leads to frustration and not wanting to touch the piece for a few days.
So, a few weeks ago I decided that I would start a line of "1 day builds" when I needed a distraction, basically stripping the fine detail out of stuff and piecing it together as fast as possible, with the intention of training myself to finish projects in a fraction of the time it usually takes me.
Given that the new Tomb Raider is out next week, made sense to start with that.
Now I know that this actually exists, and that it's a DMM Rebel Adze, but to buy one it's £160+, and given that I live about 8m above sea level, have absolutely no use for it :unsure
I used the early concept art as a reference. Didn't seem to make sense to directly copy an existing product
Ok, yeah, it's not finished, so technically not a 1 day build...but I didn't start until 2 this afternoon and only got about 4 hours work on it. I got more done in those 4 hours than I would usually get done in a week, so I'm not complaining
Obviously the handle needs shaped, it and pick aren't attached yet, figured it would be easier to shape them separately. The adze is done but not glued on and I've been hoking around trying to find those older style flatter nuts and bolts. I know it doesn't really make sense that they'd be on a recent ice axe but I like the look
I'm giving myself 10 hours total build time. No matter how it looks shapewise after that, it's getting painted and called finished.
So, a few weeks ago I decided that I would start a line of "1 day builds" when I needed a distraction, basically stripping the fine detail out of stuff and piecing it together as fast as possible, with the intention of training myself to finish projects in a fraction of the time it usually takes me.
Given that the new Tomb Raider is out next week, made sense to start with that.
Now I know that this actually exists, and that it's a DMM Rebel Adze, but to buy one it's £160+, and given that I live about 8m above sea level, have absolutely no use for it :unsure
I used the early concept art as a reference. Didn't seem to make sense to directly copy an existing product
Ok, yeah, it's not finished, so technically not a 1 day build...but I didn't start until 2 this afternoon and only got about 4 hours work on it. I got more done in those 4 hours than I would usually get done in a week, so I'm not complaining
Obviously the handle needs shaped, it and pick aren't attached yet, figured it would be easier to shape them separately. The adze is done but not glued on and I've been hoking around trying to find those older style flatter nuts and bolts. I know it doesn't really make sense that they'd be on a recent ice axe but I like the look
I'm giving myself 10 hours total build time. No matter how it looks shapewise after that, it's getting painted and called finished.
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